[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-adventuremice-at-max-minervas-in-bristol":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"The next stop on our \u003Ci>Adventuremice: Mermouse Mystery\u003C/i> tour was Bristol, where my co-author \u003Ca href=\"https://philipreeve.com/\">Philip Reeve\u003C/a> and I headed to \u003Ca href=\"https://linktr.ee/maxminervas\">lovely Max Minerva's bookshop\u003C/a>! It had expanded (and doubled!) since our last visit and the new premises in Henleaze had a lovely children's area. We got busy painting the window: \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1270907_original-cda9880ffa.jpg\" width=\"610\">\\r\n\\r\nI haven't told anyone about the origins of Meepie the mermouse! Meepie was originally the cat of my Aunt Elizabeth, whom my family visited on my first trip to Britain way back in the 1980's. My sister and I were fascinated by my aunt's exotic Scottish house, with its see-through key-holes (just like the spy books!), double taps, heated bathroom towel rails, but most excitingly, her cat Meepie. (Meepie, of course, got his name because he only said 'meep!') \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1271481_original-1176b4ea34.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1271642_original-f4959b5707.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003C!--more Click here for more photos under the cut!-->\\r\nWe didn't only paint the window! We drew on the wall, too, vandals that we are. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1271903_original-b55e55e122.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1272182_original-38d6908c4d.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nThere are so many Reeve & McIntyre references in the shop! You might remember this painting from several years ago \u003Ca href=\"https://jabberworks.livejournal.com/890949.html\">when our Kevin went on his virtual tour\u003C/a>.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1272687_original-73b30eed5b.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nHere's author and school librarian \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/AmySFeest\">Amy Feest\u003C/a> who was one of the people who looked after us. (Thanks, Amy!) \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1272500_original-939ebdda9e.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd here we are with owner \u003Cb>Sam Taylor\u003C/b>, whom we met on our last visit, and who took us to \u003Ca href=\"https://www.henleazejuniorschool.co.uk/\">Henleaze Junior School\u003C/a> to do a big Adventuremice assembly for the lower primary school. We're taking a selfie with Year 5 teacher \u003Cb>Kate O'Neill\u003C/b>, who made everything run smoothly. Thanks for drawing with us, Henleaze! If you want to learn how to draw more things, do visit \u003Ca href=\"http://adventuremice.com\">Adventuremice.com\u003C/a>. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1272924_original-7004a55ed6.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nDo visit either of the two branches of Max Minerva's if you're ever in Bristol, it's such a wonderful shop, and in the Henleaze branch, do keep an eye out for mermice and such! Thanks so much, lovely bookshop team! And \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/frashutc\">Frasier Hutchinson\u003C/a> at David Fickling Books for organising with them!","2023-06-06T21:00:00.000Z","adventuremice-at-max-minervas-in-bristol",[],"Adventuremice at Max Minerva's in Bristol",1776628731812]